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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • helenrobson440@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3ahelenrobson440@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Helen Robson" <helenrobson000@tulsaemail.com>
Reply-To: helenrobson440@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:57:44 +0200
Subject: WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE


Miss. Helen Robson,
St De Clerk Cresent Ave
Kwazulu Natal
South Africa.
Email:helenrobson440@yahoo.com <Email%3Ahelenrobson440@yahoo.com>
Tel : + 27-83-340-2830
Sir/Madam

I am Miss. Helen (19 years old) the only daughter of late Mr. Dick Robson,
from Zimbabwe , I got your contact address, when l was searching for
business opportunities in your country.

During the current crisis against the opposition party/ farmers of Zimbabwe
by supporters of our President Robert Mugabe to Claim all the white owned
farms in my Country, he ordered all the farmers to surrender their farms to
his party members and their followers, My father was one of the biggest
farmers in the Country and although a black indigene, He did not support the
presidents political ideology.

Therefore the Presidents supporters invaded my father's farm raid, loot and
burnt down everything, killed him and confiscated all his investments. After
the death of my father, my little brother and I decided to move out of
Zimbabwe for the safety of our lives. On our departure from Zimbabwe, We
took along with us some of the document's that my father gave to me before
he died, which he told me that he deposited the amounted of
USD$10,000,000.00( Ten Million United States Dollars) in the Republic of
South Africa before he died, as a personal valuables in one of the Security
Company in South Africa and we sought for Political asylum

My little brother has suggested and I agree that we have to further move out
of African Continent to overseas to further our education and to do a
reliable business investments. Therefore we have decided that I should
contact any reliable overseas person, firm, Company who could assist us to
transfer this money out of South Africa for a life time investment .If my
proposal is considered assisting us to transfer this money to your country,
we confidentially agree to offer you 30% of the total found, while 70% will
be for me and my little brother to invest in your country with your
assistance and directives.

NOTE: PLEASE FOR THE REASON OF OUR ASYLUM STATUS DO MAINTAIN ABSOLUTE
CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY WHILE WE ALSO PROMISE TO DO THE SAME. I ASSURE
YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL NOT CAUSE YOU ANY TROUBLE.

PLEASE READ ABOUT PROBLEMS IN ZIMBABWE FROM THE LINKS BELOW.
www1.zimbabwesituation.com
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm

Finally, for the security and interest of this transaction, I want you to
contact us through the above email address or telephone number.
Best Regards,
Miss. Helen Robson.

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